CHRISTIAN KUNTZ | PHOTO BY KARL ROSER/PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Christian Kuntz was a two-sport star at Chartiers Valley High School and an All-American linebacker at Duquesne University — but it wasn’t until after his college career that he began focusing on long snapping, the special-teams role that he now fills for his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.

“People take for granted what kickers, punters and long snappers do,” Kuntz says. “It is cool and it is satisfying when you get out there and perform your job and help your team in any way you can.”

It’s particularly satisfying, he adds, to continue his career in the same town where he grew up and attended college. “It’s just crazy being able to play in front of my family, having them come to every home game and see me play.”

Since he’s been a Pittsburgher from birth, we wanted to know: What is Christian Kuntz’s Best of the ’Burgh?

What’s your Pittsburgh “hidden gem,” a place that you love that doesn’t get the attention it deserves?

DiAnoia’s Eatery. “Most people don’t know about it unless you live in the Strip or you’re a real foodie.”

If you could only eat one local meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Pizza from Fiori’s in Brookline

If Pittsburgh had a theme song, what would it be?

“It’s only right for it to be ‘Renegade,’” by Styx. “It shows the grit of the city.”

What’s the annual tradition that you wait for every year?

“Picklesburgh is pretty cool … I love walking around and trying different foods.”

Favorite Pittsburgh appearance in a movie or on television?

“The Dark Knight Rises”

What’s your unpopular Pittsburgh opinion? What is something you think about the city (or a famous aspect of it) that won’t win you any friends?

Mount Washington shouldn’t just be for visitors and tourists — we should go up there as locals, too. “I know people hate traveling up the hill, but just getting up there with all the views, it gives you a perspective on our city as a whole.”

Where’s the first place you take out-of-town guests?

Riding bikes along the Allegheny River on the North Shore

If you could bring back one Pittsburgh place or restaurant that’s no longer there, which would you pick?

“I remember our Dad taking us to Ponderosa [Steakhouse]. That buffet and everything else. I wish Ponderosa was still around.”

You get one Incline ride with any Pittsburgher, living or dead. Who is it?

Roberto Clemente. “He’s my mom’s favorite player … he was unbelievable as a person and as a player.”